A U.S. Army soldier looks out of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Bagram, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2009. He and other soldiers, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company A, participated in a humanitarian mission to deliver supplies to Afghan villagers. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Prentice C. Martin-BowenObama's Quiet Troop Surge in Afghanistan Stirs Questions
-- FOX News
-- FOX News
President Obama's decision to announce his first troop deployment to Afghanistan raises questions about his war strategy.
Afghanistan was supposed to be the "Good War." At least that what voters were told during the presidential campaign as liberals argued resources had been drained from Afghanistan to fight the war in Iraq.
But when President Obama announced his first troop deployment to Afghanistan, he did so quietly in the form of a paper statement from a press secretary after he signed the largest stimulus package in U.S. history -- a contrast to President Bush's announcing his troop surge for the war in Iraq before a prime-time audience on TV.
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A U.S. Army soldier talks to Afghan elders in Bagram, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2009.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Prentice C. Martin-Bowen
Nato Divided Over Troops And Money To Tackle Deepening
Crisis -- The Guardian
Crisis -- The Guardian
Barack Obama's decision to order 17,000 more combat troops to Afghanistan signals the start of an intense debate in Nato about how to respond to the country's crisis, western diplomats a
A U.S. Army soldier talks to Afghan elders in Bagram, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2009.U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Prentice C. Martin-Bowen
Nato Divided Over Troops And Money To Tackle Deepening
Crisis -- The Guardian
Crisis -- The Guardian
Barack Obama's decision to order 17,000 more combat troops to Afghanistan signals the start of an intense debate in Nato about how to respond to the country's crisis, western diplomats and military officials say.
When he announced his decision on Tuesday night, Obama said the increase was "necessary to stabilise a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan".
His military advisers urged him to deploy as many as 30,000 extra troops. The president said military means alone would not solve the problem.
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